NASCAR should continue
NASCAR should continue
In his article “NASCAR Goes Green?” , Natale Servino questions NASCAR’s ability to benefit the environment and local economies. NASCAR and the International Speedway Corporation are mainly popular in America’s southern states; however, the companies are looking to expand in America and other countries. Though fans of the sport exist, people concerned with the environment are against the expansion of NASCAR. In response to environmentalists, the International Speedway Corporation and NASCAR state what Servino calls “one great sales pitch: Not only is a NASCAR track in your area good for the local community, it’s good for the environment.”…
This is a sustainable benefit for the company because they are not only saving money but are making money from selling the old materials they don’t need. Since new car designs and materials are always changing, the money can be put towards new and improved sustainable efforts. 2. What other benefits might…
To reduce fuel consumption I would like to change the things used in fuel. Also NASCAR cars go through a lot of tires. “In fact, each team uses approximately 8-10 sets of tires per weekend. The tires are made primarily with synthetic rubber and therefore require oil to produce. According to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, it takes about 7 gallons of oil to make one tire.”…
Have you ever just wanted to jump on the freeway and just drive as fast as you can without disobeying the laws? Sometimes you just want to drive fast and sometimes you want to cruise. Unfortunately there are risk, rules, regulations, and consequences to speeding and just cruising. There are some pros and cons of speeding. Some pros of speeding would be getting you from place to place in a timely matter and also getting out of rush hour traffic before it’s all piled up.…
Automobile Banned Society The automobile has been a part of an American life. Even though the manifest functions of the automobile is just a tool of transportation, latent functions of the automobile such as business and entertainment of automobile became important in American Society. If all cars were banned in the United States, the elimination of the automobile would affect social, cultural, economic arrangements in the American society, and also, some adjustments will be required to effectively function in an automobile-free society.…
Addicted on playing soccer, I only have three years of experience on it. When focusing either specific technique or general tactics, I am motivated by the attraction of this sport so that I always pursue to become the best player of my team. Leading the school team to win the champion as vice captain and organizing the school club as vice president in China, competing with top club players who have a dozen year of training in US and keeping a professional diet every day, I never stop to hear from the voice of my…
Overview In order to develop a successful strategy for a business, it needs to analyze both the external factors of the industry and the internal factors of the business. There are many tools that can be used to analyze the external environment. This paper will analyze the fast food industry, where Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc operates, by using PESTEL analysis and Five Forces model. The PESTEL Framework It is an analytical tool that describes a framework of external factors that is used for strategic planning and managing.…
In a narrative format, discuss the key facts and critical issues in the case. Using valid peer-reviewed sources on the Internet, update any dated facts in this case with more current information. Nike has had bad publicity in the past with the workforce, low wage, abuse of workers, and scrutiny over not being concerned about the environment. The list of challenges they have faced relates to social responsibility, however, they stated they were guilty of those actions they, and asked how do we improve. Those efforts helped them better their publicity for the good and have made huge difference in the way the company is controlled and works behind the scenes now (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2011).…
Even though driverless cars help people,it can have up sides but down sides also to these auto-pilot vehicles. Here are reasons why these self driving transportation can be a not so good ideas. 1. Sometimes, there will be some human error that can injure someone or worse.…
I. Gold’s Gym is a private chain of international fitness centers or gyms. Their motto is “Know Your Strength.” Their mission statement is to “enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve through our fitness philosophy, facilities, programs, and products.” I used to work in this establishment as a personal trainer.…
Environmental Sustainability of Nike, Inc. John Pisacreta, Will Roberts, and Michael Thomson Clark University Author Note This paper was prepared for Management 170: Managerial Communications for the fall Semester of 2015. Environmental Sustainability of Nike, Inc. Nike’s Reputation…
Imagine one of your family members were told that they could not drive because they had some sort of mental illness. How would that make you feel? You would be quite angry right? Way to often people are labeled as incapable of driving or even incapable of doing other things because they have been told that just because they have a mental illness they pose a threat to other people. When truly, in some cases, the person is only one who could make that decision if they are capable of doing something.…
Sports and Sustainability. Even for environmentally-conscious sports fans, not often enough do we see both words in the same sentence. It is true that when encouraged to either promoting sustainability or simply embracing it, most sports organizations have failed us and themselves. Nevertheless, teams are building new stadiums which are proving to be beacons for sustainability and green living as a whole. Four of the seven stadiums on this list are either owned or being occupied by NFL teams.…
Increasing competition in a globalized economy has intensified the importance of identifying the drivers of sustainable competitive advantages. Although some tangible factors can build distinctive characteristics, we should not overlook role intangible factors such as “corporate reputation”, “brand equity” and “customer-relationship management” in adding company value. Despite innovation being used to differentiate certain brands in the market, tires are close to being commodities, and competition from low-labor cost manufacturing and standardization enter a downward pressure on price. Hence, Michelin has had to a brand image to pursue earning. Otherwise, due to reasons above - standardization and access competitors to low-labor cost - it has not been able to compete through decrease in cost and prices.…
One of these strengths is New Balance 's sponsorship of an influential and diverse group athletes from all over the world, with the likes of Jose Bautista, Aaron Ramsey, and Milos Raonic to name a few. A strong social demand for companies to maintain a high level of corporate social responsibility acts as an external factor working to the benefit of an existing internal factor at New Balance. Everyday, New Balance works in a direction to one day become 100% waste free. Taking steps like educating workers on environmental issues in the world of product design, improved environmentally preferred materials (EPMs), as well as joining the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) in 2010 (New Balance.…